Russia-U.S. Economic Relations: Old Problems and New Horizons

... only had a modest impact on Russia-U.S. bilateral trade. On the other hand, even high tariffs did not prevent Russia from actively increasing its trade with the EU and China during the 2000s. Therefore, the tariff policy is not the only impediment to Russia-U.S. bilateral trade relations. Based on current trends, moderate growth in trade can be forecasted for the next 2-3 years and the predicted 5-fold increase of U.S exports to Russia seems unlikely for the time being. Besides, there are no compelling grounds for favorable ...